Explain the importance of: (a) nitrate ions for making amino acids (b) magnesium ions for making chlorophyll
Explain the importance of: (a) nitrate ions for making amino acids (b) magnesium ions for making chlorophyll

Explain the importance of: (a) nitrate ions for making amino acids (b) magnesium ions for making chlorophyll
State the word equation for photosynthesis as: carbon dioxide + water → glucose + oxygen in the presence of light and chlorophyll
Describe photosynthesis as the process by which plants synthesise carbohydrates from raw materials using energy from light
Explain the effect of changes in pH on enzyme activity in terms of shape and fit and denaturation
Explain the effect of changes in temperature on enzyme activity in terms of kinetic energy, shape and fit, frequency of effective collisions and denaturation
Explain the specificity of enzymes in terms of the complementary shape and fit of the active site with the substrate
Explain enzyme action with reference to: active site, enzyme-substrate complex, substrate and product
Investigate and describe the effect of changes in temperature and pH on enzyme activity with reference to optimum temperature and denaturation
Describe enzyme action with reference to the shape of the active site of an enzyme being complementary to its substrate and the formation of products